Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 13:00:44 03/26/99
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Some people don't want to play computers because they have a computer at home and would play it if they wanted to play a computer. Some would like to socialize with an opponent, but wouldn't like to socialize with an operator, and the act of playing the game is what I'm referring to, not necessarily the chatting after or even during. Some don't want to play because they don't like the combination of attributes that comprise computer strength. If you play a human you can play speculatively and bluff. You can't do this as easily against a computer. The computer won't adapt to you at a high level as well as a human will, and a computer won't do blunt and direct things that perhaps you could learn from, instead it will play from move to move. I used to play against computers a lot, and the quality of the experience was very different from play against a human. I think it is perfectly fine for people to expect to know whether their opponent is a computer or a human. Regardless, this is the rule, it will never be changed no matter what we say here, and a great many people have very sincere opinions that the rule be enforced. bruce
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